Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

The driving rain and powerful winds are causing all sorts of problems out there right now. Jane at 100 West Houston just lost its retractable awning.

A recent L Magazine story about the upcoming closure of Deitch Projects in SoHo (June 1 deadline) uncovers intel regarding a new mural to replace Os Gêmeos at the corner of Houston and Bowery.  It seems Shepard Fairey was given the nod to put his official stamp on the neighborhood.

Street writer Haculla is back with some new construction site wheat paste on Lafayette Street. This particular series is an obvious spoof on Snuggies.  The only question now is, where to purchase the Haculla-branded one?

For weeks, this yellow bicycle has been chained to a street sign outside the stalled Hotel Ludlow development.  An effective lockup system or simply street showboating?

Cafe Colonial sympathizes with “those struggling financially.”  A makeshift sign in their Houston-facing window advertises a $6.50 hamburger meal Monday through Friday.

Now that another portion of the street-level work on the $96 million mega-station project is complete, some road repair seems next on the agenda.  Indeed, for the past few weeks, crews of construction workers have been filling in the deep pit outside the Puck Building on East Houston.  Steel supports run the length of the [...]